In October of 1628, the Dutch East India Company’s flagship, the Batavia, set sail from the Netherlands and was headed to the East Indies where they were to collect a massive amount of spices. There were over 300 people aboard the ship but some of them would never make it to their destination because a member of the crew had very sinister plans.

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Sources:

https://www.sea.museum/2016/06/04/barbarism-and-brutality-surviving-the-batavia-shipwreck

https://www.mamamia.com.au/murder-island-batavia-story/

https://museum.wa.gov.au/research/research-areas/maritime-archaeology/batavia-cape-inscription/batavia

https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/wreck-of-the-batavia

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/new-mass-grave-batavia-shipwreck-murder-australia-history

https://www.amazon.com/Shipwreck-Psycho-Michael-Swain/dp/B07NVZC3VS